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The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

“The body had been embalmed and appeared consistent with a burial at sea,” the office said. Prosecutors said they are unlikely to identify the woman due to its state of decomposition and that ...

Archaeologists excavating an almost 5,000-year-old Spanish fortress were surprised to find a burial from a much more recent era: a man from ancient Rome who was buried with a military dagger.

A family was preparing to lower the casket of their 10-year-old into the ground when the solemn ceremony was interrupted by shots fired. What was shocking was not only the incident itself but the ...

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The archaeologists at first thought the tomb belonged to a royal consort, because of its location near the burial places of royal wives and that of Thutmose II’s wife, Hatshepsut, who took the ...

The bodies of two backcountry skiers killed in an avalanche were recovered Tuesday in the Central Cascade Mountains west of Bend. Terance Olaf Skjersaa, 57, and Susan Renee Skjersaa, 52, both of ...

Although the ceremony will be private, the Israeli public is encouraged to participate in a funeral procession ahead of their burial, the family announced on Monday. At the request of the family, no ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Two men have been found guilty of the “vile and inhumane” murder of a man whose body was thrown in a pit and covered in concrete ...